The Tale of the Carmelitas. We live in a big-but-not-huge town. We have a P.F. Chang's and a Pottery Barn and two malls and two full-price movie theaters. But we don't have a Williams-Sonoma. Instead, we have a few delightful, locally-owned kitchen stores. One of them holds a monthly baking contest, and these Carmelitas were supposed to be my ticket to local baking contest greatness. See, a Carmelita is not your ordinary, run-of-the-mill treat. Rather, it is like a buttery oatmeal cookie that swallowed a caramel-filled chocolate bar and then got bibitty-bobitty-booed by the dessert fairy godmother and received an extra dose of deliciousness. When I got my kitchen store newsletter in January, I started planning out my strategy. The email naming the winner took a few extra weeks to be sent--no lie--and I was on pins and needles the whole time. Epilogue: If I sound just a wee bit crazy, get a load of this!
CarmelitasAll of the crazy obsessiveness boils down to this: Carmelitas are to-die-for. Paula Deen's Chocolate Chip Ooey Gooey Butter Cake | My 1st Word was Chocolate. The day before, or at least a few hours before, roast off 2 medium sweet potatoes in a 400 degree oven for 40-45 minutes. Cool completely, remove skins and mash. Preheat oven to 425 F. Combine dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar), and set aside. Combine milk, vinegar and mashed sweet potato.
Add the chilled coconut oil to the flour and using 2 butter knives, cut the fat into the flour mixture. Work the mixture with the knives until the coconut oil is about the size of peas. Add milk mixture to dry ingredients and gently combine. Flatten dough with hands or rolling pin to 3/4 thick. Chocolate-Coconut Bars. Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars. Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars If you are looking for the dessert that has it all, look no further! No need to choose between cookies and cheesecake, with this dessert you can have both!
A buttery graham cracker crust is smeared with a creamy cheesecake layer and topped off with large chunks of chocolate chip cookie dough. With three layers of deliciousness these are sure to be hit at your next summer cookout. A buttery graham cracker crust is smeared with a creamy cheesecake layer and topped off with large chunks of chocolate chip cookie dough. Ingredients: For the Crust: 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough: 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 3/4 cup flour 1 cup chocolate chips Directions: Preheat the oven to 325 F. Leave a Comment. S Newest Recipes:Key Lime Cheesecake Bars Recipe.